Article-support for wardrobes.



w PATENTBD DEC. 17, 1907. L. REM'OND. ARTICLE SUPPORT FOR WARDROBES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.1,1907.-

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ARTICLE-SUPPORT FOR WARDROBELS.

To allwhom it ma'y concern:

Be'it'known that .1, Louis Renown, a cit-izen of'the Republic of'France, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Article-Supports for Vardrobes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact deture, yet strength and durability.

My invention consists essentially of the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1. is a side elevation of a device embodying myinvention shown in closed position, as fixed in a wardrobe case; Fig. 2. a diagrammatic-a1 view of the same shown in extended position; Fig. 3. a transverse section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and, Fig. 4, a transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. l.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a rectangular tube stationarily mounted in a wardrobe case and having i a slot in its bottom wall extending longituz dinallyfrom front to rear of the same; 2 is another rectangular tube having a slot in its bottom wall extending loi'igitudinallyfrom front to rear and adapted to telescopically I 1 out losing symmetry, lightness of constructraverse partly within the plane of the tube 1, the lower portion extending downward through the slot of the tube 1 to a point he c a to be operated with very ittle fIlCt10Il,tl1 i low the plane of the bottom wall of said tube. The tube 2 is provided at itsrear end with non-friction rollers 3, said rollers being adapgt; 3 1% of the tube 1 accordingly as the fulcrum ed to engage the inside top or bottom we point formed by the rollers 4 is shifted in moving the tube 2 telescopically in or out of the tube 1. relative outer end by, and its bottom wall Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed April 1. 1907. Serial No. 365.796.

The tube 2 is supported at its Patented Dec. 17, 1907."

traverses upon the non-friction rollers 4, said rollersbeing held inoperative position by 'a band 5 surrounding the outerend of the tube 1 and having extensions 5 extending below the plane of the tube 1, upon which exten sions the rollers 4 are journaled.

A T-shaped member 6 is mounted to traverse telesco ically Within the tube2 and is supported t erein by non-friction rollers 8 mounted 'on the side walls of the tube 2 and extending inwardly therefrom and engage the under sideof the horizontal flange ofsald T-mernber. On .the rear end of said T-memher are non-friction rollers 7 7which engage either the inside top or bottom walls 'of the tube 2 as the fulcrum point formedby the rollers 8 is shifted in withdrawing from or, returning the said T-member into. the tube 2. 'Attached to the downwardly extended flange of the T-member and at each end thereof are brackets l t/and 15 extending downward 'throu h' the slot of the tube 2, upon which bracliets the rod 9 is mounted, which rod is provided to receive the various garment holding devices used. Stops 10 project inwardly from the side walls of the tube 1, engage'stops 11 projecting out- Ward from the side walls of the tube .2 to limit the outward movement ofsaid tube beyond a predetermined point relative to the'tube l. Stops 12 projectinginwardly from the inside walls of the tube 2 engage stops 1% on the vertical flange of the T-member 6 to limit the outward movement of the T-mem'bertibeyond a predetermined point relative to the tube 2. A handle 161s provided for convenience in operating the device.

By my improved construction, I am able to produce a device that is light, strong and durable, each of the extensions being in one piece, thus giving strength and rigidity 'with tion, or pleasing appearance. 1

The non-friction rollers ermit thc'devlce it is capable of carrying a heavy load without binding or becoming distorted or inoperative.

In operation the articles are supported on the rod 9. \Yhen it is desired to-remove or inspect any of said articles, the handle 16 is grasped and drawn forward to extended position, shown in Fig. 2, in which position the ios i rod 9 is wholly without the plane of the front iction rollers within' the tubes tosup'port of the wardrobe case, and any of the articles may be removed orlinspected with ease.

What I claim is:

a longitudinal bottom slot, 9. second rectangular tube longitudinally. movable within the first named tube; and" also havingalongi tudinal bottom slot, 8. T- shaped member movable within thev inner tube, abar-susended from the T-[shaped member, non

the inner'tube and the T-shaped mem 1:, a

band surrounding the outer tube and having.

' downward extensions at the respective sides 'ti'on rollers supported on said extensions and supporting the inner tube.

of the slot in'saidoutertube, and non-fric- 2; In a device of the class combination of arectangular tube having a longitudinal slot in its bottom wall extendk mg from front to rear saidtube ada ted to j be held stationary, a second rectan ar tube hav' a longitudinal slot in its bottom wall exten from front toirear said second named tube telescopically traversin the slotrelation thereto and adapted to engage the outside bottom wall of the second named attached to eac extending downward through the slot in the tube and partially support the same, a T-shaped member adapted to telescopically move within the plane of the said second tube and provided with non-friction rollers at its rear endwhich rolls enga e and traverse, the inside top or bottom wa s of said second' tube, non-friction rollers journaled on the. second named. tube and extending inwardly from the side walls thereof and engaging the underside of the horizontal, flange of said T-member sup orting the same, brackets end of said T-member and 1. An outer fixed rectangular tube having described, the

the inner top. or

second named tube, a bar supportedoli said brackets, and stops adapted to limit the outward movement of the second named tube and the T-member beyond predetermined,-

derice of the class described, the L combination of a rectangular tube bavnr a points.

a 3. In'a longitudinal slot in its bottom'wall, a second rectangular tube havingfa longitudinal slot in its bottom wall and telesco ically travers= 'ing the slot'of the first name; I within and artially below the plane of the same, non 'ction rollers journaled at the rear end of the. second named tube and trav er'sing' the top 61' ,bottom inside walls of the tube partially first named tube, a band fixed on the outer end of the first'named tube and having lugs extending below the plane oftlie' same, non- Ttraversed by the bottom wall'of the second named tube, a T-shaped member adapted,

to telescopically traverse within the plane of the second named tube, non-friction rollers journaled on and projecting inwardly from the side walls of the second named tube upon which the under side of the horizontal flange of the T-member are supported and traverse non-friction rollers mounted on the rear; end

.ofthe T-member and traversing the inside to or bottom walls of the second named tu e, brackets attached to the respective ends of the T-membei' and extending down wardly and traversing the slot of the second named tube, a bai supported on said brackets, a stop to limit the outward movement of 05' friction rollers journaled on said lugs and C v the second named't ube, a second stop tolimit the outward movement of the- Tmem-: her and a handleatta'ehed to the outer end" of the T-member for extending andretract- .ing the same.

.' In testimony whereof'I afiix my signature in presence. of two Witnesses.

LOUIS REMONDQ Witnesses: v 7 PALMER A. JONES,

GEORGIANA CHACE. 

